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The elder abuse suspicion index: Results of a pilot study [PDF]

Temida, 2018
Elder abuse is a significant challenge in global societies. As we experience a demographic ageing transition, it is imperative that appropriate safeguarding systems are in place, which include the ability to identify elder abuse.
Phelan Amanda, Downes Carmel, Fealy Gerard, O’Donnell Deirdre   +3 more
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Establishing the core elements of a frailty at the front door model of care using a modified real-time Delphi technique

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Innovations in models of care for older adults living with frailty presenting to the emergency department (ED) have become a key priority for clinicians, researchers and policymakers due to the deleterious outcomes older adults experience due ...
Íde O’Shaughnessy, Christine Fitzgerald, Aoife Whiston, Patrick Harnett, Helen Whitty, Des Mulligan, Marian Mullaney, Catherine Devaney, Deirdre Lang, Jennifer Hardimann, Brian Condon, Christina Hayes, Alison Holmes, Louise Barry, Claire McCormack, Megan Bounds, Katie Robinson, Margaret O’Connor, Damien Ryan, Denys Shchetkovsky, Fiona Steed, Leonora Carey, Emer Ahern, Rose Galvin   +23 more
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Antibiotic prescribing and non-prescribing in nursing home residents with signs and symptoms ascribed to urinary tract infection (ANNA): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Antibiotic overprescribing for suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) in nursing homes (NHs) is common. Typical clinical scenarios in which antibiotics are inappropriately prescribed include response to nonspecific signs and symptoms and/or a
Jeanine J. S. Rutten, Laura W. van Buul, Martin Smalbrugge, Suzanne E. Geerlings, Debby L. Gerritsen, Stephanie Natsch, Philip D. Sloane, Ruth B. Veenhuizen, Johannes C. van der Wouden, Cees M. P. M. Hertogh   +9 more
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Correlates of visuospatial ability among older people in Indonesia

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2021
Introduction: The Indonesian elderly population keeps increasing. Aging is related with degeneration process, one of which is a decrease in cognitive function, including visuospatial ability.
The Maria Meiwati Widagdo, Novia Bella Rianto, Restyandito, Erick Kurniawan   +3 more
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The emerging specialty of perioperative medicine: a UK survey of the attitudes and behaviours of anaesthetists

Perioperative Medicine, 2020
Background In 2014, the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) launched the Perioperative Medicine Programme to facilitate the delivery of best preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care through implementation of evidence-based medicine to reduce
J. S. L. Partridge, A. Rogerson, A. L. Joughin, D. Walker, J. Simon, M. Swart, J. K. Dhesi   +6 more
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Wessex Acute Frailty Audit: applying quality improvement methodology to design and implement a regional frailty audit using a collaborative, multiprofessional approach

BMJ Open Quality, 2020
Introduction An acute hospital stay increases the risk of negative outcomes for those living with frailty. This paper describes the application of quality improvement methodology to design and implement a regional audit to gain an understanding of care ...
Teresa Corbett, Kathy Wallis, Cheryl Davies, Lucy Anne Lewis, Kerry Burrows, Claire Spice   +5 more
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Attitude and fear regarding death in older adult people

EMPIRIA: Revista de Metodología de Ciencias Sociales, 2021
Death has often been considered a taboo subject in many societies over time. Over the years, our Western culture in Spain has set aside the issue of death through its avoidance or even denial, removing it little by little from our environment, avoiding ...
Nazaret Martínez-Heredia
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Managing delirium in acute inpatient units: A cross‐sectional study of nursing teams' knowledge and perceived limitations

Nursing Open, 2023
Aim The aim of the study was to describe nursing teams' theoretical knowledge of delirium and their perceptions of the way in which it is handled in acute inpatient units.
Marta Martínez‐García, Elena Sánchez‐López, Miriam Fernández‐Trinidad   +2 more
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Synergistic influence of education and marriage on the risk for cognition loss among the older people in China

Nursing Open, 2021
Aim The study aimed to prove that both rationality and emotion are indispensable for older people to maintain their ability to live independently during the twilight of their lives.
Ning Sun, Rangcheng Jia, Chunyan Guo, Tongda Sun, Xiaoxin Dong, Long Li, Ping Yang   +6 more
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The Necessity of Considering the Generational Gap in Nursing Education Curricula: A Letter to the Editor [PDF]

Development Strategies in Medical Education, 2023
Generation gap, as one of the most common concepts of social phenomenon, is a concept that refers to  differences between younger and older generations. It takes into account the clear psychological, social and cultural differences and the difference in ...
Fereshteh Araghian Mojarad, Masoumeh Bagheri-Nesami   +1 more
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